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New song, video honors Israeli hostages in touching tribute

The songwriter gained inspiration from a released hostage who looked her captors in the eye with an intense glare, noting that she was now free from their shackles.

Hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin's mother Rachel is holding hope her son will be at her Seder table

Rachel Goldberg-Polin described her son, Hersh, and said that she believed he would be home for Passover seder.

Swastika drawn on poster of baby and other Hamas hostages in Toronto park

"Such vile and callous acts of antisemitism are not acceptable anywhere," said The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs in a social media post on Tuesday. "This hate has to stop!"

 A woman takes part in a protest demanding a hostage deal, in Tel Aviv, Israel, February 1, 2024

Qatar warns major Rafah operation would harm hostage talks

Barnea returned from Doha and immediately updated the war cabinet on a potential hostage deal in exchange for Palestinian prisoners.

Itay Chen's death reminds us that the hostages' time is running out

Hamas’s tunnels are filled with people just like Itay. Every day they remain in captivity could be the end of the sand in the hourglass for another hostage.

Released hostage: Gaza Hospital staff cheered as we were led in

Shlomi Eldar, an Israeli journalist, told the interviewer that hospital staff supporting Hamas should not be surprising because most of the doctors and nurses were appointed by Hamas.

'154 days in hell': Gaza hostage families enter cages, block Israel's Highway 1

Police confirmed they had cleared the road and reopened it for traffic.

 Families of Israelis held hostage standing outside a tunnel installation in Tel Aviv

Five months after Oct. 7, volunteers fight fatigue as they push for hostages’ release

Families of hostages believe the hostage relief efforts from volunteers have kept them going.

By ELIYAHU FREEDMAN/JTA
08/03/2024

Families of hostages fly to The Hague in suit against Hamas

"Hope dies last," one family member told media while waiting to board her flight to the Netherlands.

 Supporters of hostages take part in a protest calling for their release, in Tel Aviv

Family members of rescued Gaza hostages speak out

The two rescued hostages said that they received medication while in captivity, but a medical team estimates they did not receive the specific medicine they needed.

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